Iñigo San Millán is the Head of Performance at UAE Team Emirates and the coach of twotime Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar. Si sat down with him at the Grand Départ in Bilbao to find out what goes into training for and winning the biggest bike race in the world. You may be surprised!

00:00 Intro
00:40 Dr Iñigo San Millán
01:02 Physiology to win the Tour de France?
03:52 What training is needed?
05:34 Is altitude training essential?
07:42 Pogačar’s typical training ride?
11:36 How long is a typical zone 2 ride?
13:11 How many hours per week?
13:39 Are the best riders the ones who train more?
17:32 Why is the modern generation so fast?
23:28 Mental pressure of Tour de France training?
25:07 How can we learn from the pros?

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